Congressional Committee-Is There Is A Potential Street War Brewing?

Highlights (abbreviated quotes-sources below) “I think we are coming into very dangerous waters over the next couple of months” “This is serious. I haven’t seen…

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Funding Reduced For Most Police Agencies-Violence Increasing

Highlights Few law enforcement agencies, regardless of size, are being spared. It’s being called a “perfect storm” and the biggest budget cuts in a decade.…

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Social Workers And Cops-We Can’t Be All Things To All People

Highlights “We have a joke in policing, that cops hate two things: change and the way things are,” (social media response). Any sense that cops…

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The Death Of George Floyd-Riots-And What Happens Next?

Highlights A search for answers after watching hours of Sunday news coverage of the riots after the death of George Floyd. Seventy-five protests across the…

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Trump’s Commission on Law Enforcement Has Roots In The Election

Highlights An overview of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, prior crime commissions, and current issues. President Trump’s crime commission…

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Do Criminal Offenders Get Away With Endless Criminality?

Highlights Is the justice system oppressive or lax when it comes to holding offenders responsible for their actions? Data from the US Department of Justice…

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It Feels Like We’re Losing The Streets-The Impossible World Of Police Research

Highlights It’s time to admit that law enforcement doesn’t know what to do from an evidence-based perspective. Author  Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior…

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The Federal Government Will Predict Future Criminal Behavior

Highlights Development of the US Department of Justice risk and needs assessment could affect as many as 106,000 federal prisoners. If researchers and critics cannot…

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Most Offender Rehabilitation Programs Don’t Work-A Path Forward? New Federal Report

Observations Most offender rehabilitation and treatment programs don’t work. But a new federal report suggests that mental health efforts could reduce recidivism by approximately 21…

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An explanation of recent and older crime and fear of crime statistics and research for the layperson.

The Dubious Track Record of Offender Rehabilitation

Observations Is an honest discussion about offender rehabilitation programs possible? The collective data indicate that programs for offenders either don’t work, or make things worse,…

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